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1 November 1964 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 1 November 1964 was a Sunday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me” by Sandie Shaw.
- Top Film of 1964
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1964 was My Fair Lady.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 1 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 1 November 1964 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 1 November 1964 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 1 November
- 1956 The Indian states Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Mysore are formally created under the States Reorganisation Act; Kanyakumari district is joined to Tamil Nadu from Kerala. Delhi was established as a union territory.
- 1957 The Mackinac Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge between anchorages at the time, opens to traffic connecting Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas.
- 1963 The Arecibo Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, with the largest radio telescope ever constructed, officially opens.
- 1963 The 1963 South Vietnamese coup begins.
- 1968 The Motion Picture Association of America's film rating system is officially introduced, originating with the ratings G, M, R, and X.
Famous people born on 1 November
- Tim Cook, American businessman and engineer, current CEO of Apple Inc. (born 1960)
- Jenny McCarthy, American actress and model (born 1972)
- Aishwarya Rai, Indian model and actress (born 1973)
- Toni Collette, Australian actress (born 1972)
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Events of 1964 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '1964 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 22 January – The film Zulu is released.
- 5 May – Granada Television airs the first in what will become a series of documentary interviews with a generation of children, Seven Up!
- 6 July – Malawi gains its independence.
Life in 1964
Prime Minister
Harold Wilson
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
13p
Loaf of Bread
8p
Average House
£3,360
Weekly Wage
£18.35
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Famous Faces Born in the 1960s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Guy Ritchie10 September 1968FilmmakerView their day →Diana, Princess of Wales1 July 1961Member of the British royal familyView their day →Nigella Lawson6 January 1960Food writer & television cookView their day →Jason Statham26 July 1967ActorView their day →Catherine Zeta-Jones25 September 1969ActressView their day →Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer20 May 1964Peer & authorView their day →Kenneth Branagh10 December 1960Actor & filmmakerView their day →George Michael25 June 1963SingerView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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